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Manager allows employee to take work laptop home for maternity leave, and his boss demands it be returned during 9-month-long leave even though no one will use it: ‘It isn’t her fault this situation happened - if anything, it’s mine’

I wish careers were inherited; it would make things so much easier No training, no education, only good old heritage. I’m not even joking; it would be easier and even fun.

Woman gets promoted, and her 34-year-old sister immediately assumes she’s ‘inheriting’ the job despite having no training for it: ‘Yesterday she updated her LinkedIn to say she's starting at my company. She has not applied’

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The typical case of a gift that’s not really for you Some people can’t see beyond their own noses; even when they’re giving you a gift, they’re thinking about themselves. They’re also impossible to talk to, and no matter how much you point out what’s happening, they will not see it, so you might have to call it quits.

Mother-in-law organizes baby shower for SIL and invites all her friends: ‘So we’re basically serving as an excuse for her to arrange a party, invite whoever she wants, and having us pay to feed these people’

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Sister's husband wants to flex his promotion by inviting breakfast but then gets upset about paying for what the brother ordered, even though he always eats the same thing: 'I would have happily paid the bill, like I usually do'

We have to be very careful differentiating between a lack of discipline and simply not liking a sport Parents sometimes want something for their kid and forget to ask them if they want it. That’s what I assume it’s happening to the father in this story. His daughter doesn’t strike me as volatile; she plays sports, she achieves relative success, I think she might not like it as much, and that’s about it.

Father refuses to support his daughter’s ever-changing hobbies: ‘I just can’t keep giving in and pouring into different things that she won’t stick with. I have 2 other daughters that it’s also taking away from’

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Front desk employee rants about two boomer men who made a reservation for the day before their arrival without notifying the hotel, they respond saying: "You should really do a better job at keeping people's reservations"

Two men sit around a coffee table, with one throwing his head back.

Employee constantly covers for lazy coworker, gets written up by boss when he stops: 'He said I used to be more helpful'

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Manager stands up for employee after she gets a poor performance review returning from maternity leave: ‘She’s being unfairly judged’

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Team lead publicly humiliates employee and tells her to stop "overstepping" after previously expecting her to do her work, then the lead’s boss tells the employee to apply for a new senior job

An employee strokes his chin while working on a laptop in the evening.

Employee procrastinates all day then works until 7, judges coworker for leaving at 5: 'Must be nice to leave on time'

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Woman gets 2 HOA violations for the same thing at a house she moved out of, goes DIY and sparks a ‘Defund the HOA’ discussion: ‘I can promise you it’s going to look worse than before!'

Elna McHilderson

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will always stand by introverted people, but social skills are important In many ways, we still behave like animals and react to social cues as such. If we can’t understand a person or decode where they’re coming from by reading their body language, we will probably dislike them.

‘I've been asked, "Why don't you interact with anyone?" "Why are you so quiet?" and "You won't be promoted unless you start talking to people"’: Introverted Employee Refuses to Meet Managers' Unwritten Expectations

Gen Z’s strong entitlement is nothing new, but it’s time we do something about it Let’s face it, this is partially our fault. An entire generation failed them at the most basic level:

Manager exposes Gen Z employees’ entitlement: ‘The older folks I manage, at least, know how to act right even if they might be annoyed with me deep down, and at least perform basic compassion’

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Coworker bails on her friend, lies to cancel their plans together and gets annoyed when the friend refuses to cover her shift so she can go out: 'I also don't feel obligated to rearrange my schedule'

Giuliana Tiscioni

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Fast food employee calls in sick 5 times in their first 4 months, manager calls them out: 'He was trying to guilt trip me for following health codes'

Does what you do while somebody babysits your children really matter? In this story, I honestly empathise with the mother. I know it’s not ok to lie, and I know she should’ve been upfront about where she was going, but does where she goes really matter?

Woman babysitting her sister’s kids discovers her sister wasn’t actually working while out: ‘She got angry and said I don’t understand how exhausting motherhood is and that I should want to spend time with my nephews anyway’